Kent and Maryellen Wheeler 03-06Meridian City Hall. March 6, 2018
City Council and Mayor De Weerd
33 E. Broadway Ave.
Meridian, ID 83642
Ref: OPPOSED to DEVELOPMENT
Harper Ridge Subdivision
3885 E. Cooper Point Dr.
Meridian, ID 83642
City Council and Mayor De Weerd:
This meeting to evaluate the proposal of 124 apartments on the Harper Ridge Subdivision
sadly comes when my husband is recoding from a stroke that took place while we were on
Christmas Holiday.
Therefore we are taking this opportunity to repeat our concerns:
124 apartments on 10.68 acreas =. 350 to 400 people impacting the area.
Schools : already over capacity
Pepper Ridge, Siena Elementary,Lewis and Clark Middle,Mountain View High School.
The roads that already see over crowding and many accidents:
Eagle
Overland
Cloverdale
These roads will all be impacted buy the proposed Harper Ridge Sub Division plus the NEW
DEVELOPMENT homes that are currently under construction in this exact area.
All the cars in the business complex must also exit onto the above roads: ie CiTi, T-Mobile,
banks, Profession buildings, motels, coffee shops, mortgage companies, plus many others and
new under construction. The current Muir Woods residents will have cars come through via S.
Knapp Rd.
Planning must result in less impact with a current overview of how this will be a future problem
to the current residents and what future construction will have to take place to accommodate
the volume of people using the road system, the school system and the other facilities
necessary to keep the congestion, accidents under control and provide for the desirable
community we all love. Growth is good but it must be PLANNED for NOW and the FUTURE.
Allowing building to make too large an impact before a community is ready is a poor reflection
on the board. We know things will change but drive through that whole area and realize the
impact all this construction will make on the Soft Industrial Park and the community.
Building is not bad but perhaps a solution would be less apartments in order to have less
population impact in the area that already is seeing massive influx of people, cars and need for
city facilities and State Roads. ‘’ Moderation!” The key to successful growth. Please consider
decreasing the amount of apartments to lessen the impact to the community.
Sincerely,
KENT and Maryellen Wheeler 3562 East Quin Drive, Meridian, ID. 83642